Archive - Jon Thinks Out Loud

The Next Target of Trump and His Reactionary Confederates is Us — the Managerial and Professional Elite

We must prepare ourselves for this fight.

Jun 22 •

May 2025

We Must Think Again

And Defend Higher Education

May 30 •

Donald Trump wants to be worshiped as a Great Man — even as a Prophet or Savior; Which is why he Won’t become a Tyrant.

But he’ll definitely continue to be a spiteful and insufferable A**hole.

May 5 •

April 2025

A Positively Illiberal Approach to De-Throning Trumpism

Live and let live

Apr 30 •

Authoritarianism Is Here

We must act accordingly.

Published on The Detox with Neil Abrams • Apr 13

The 2026 Midterms will Not be Free and Fair

I’d bet the house on it.

Apr 12 •

Are we Becoming the Next North Korea?

That’s not a rhetorical question

Apr 4 •

March 2025

We Must Make Democracy a Living Force Again

Resistance is Not Nearly Enough!

Mar 31 •

The Menace in Trump’s Method

It’s the ‘Hollywood Access’ Move

Mar 25 •

How Other Nations Oust Their Autocrats

From our Friends Abroad: Demonstrate, Provoke Overreach, Nail the Messaging

Published on Sleeping Giant • Mar 11

Stand Up For Science - remarks in Trenton

Working together for science and democracy

Published on Fixing Bugs In Democracy - by Sam Wang • Mar 9

Trump 2.0 = La Cosa Nostra Writ Large

He’s just offering protection in exchange for a little bit of 'thanks' — so what’s the big deal?

Mar 3 •

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